It's a Fact - Loving your Life comes from Discovering
and Following your Passions
In 1988,
I watched a truly amazing television series on PBS called Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. I was in University studying
Comparative Religions and Psychology (with a little Film Studies thrown in). Listening to Campbell, who studied, wrote and
taught mythology, exhilarated me. And this is where I heard his remarkable summary of all he had learned which was to "Follow
Your Bliss."
Like a shot of electricity through
me, his statement lit me up. "Follow Your Bliss." Why did that energize me so? At first, it might seem rather superficial
and selfish to follow your bliss. Maybe even irresponsible. After all, in my early life as a singer/songwriter, following
my bliss had gotten me into a lot of trouble. More about that some other time.
Yet I know what he said was true and brilliant in its simplicity. As a scholar of myths, Campbell
had looked into the psychological aspects of religion. All religions have mythological origins. I was studying that too at
that time. What he uncovered is that the experience of Bliss is really a description of how a person feels when she is really
living or reaching for her enormous potential. It is how a person feels when he or she is connected to their source, the energy
of this universe and with which we are all connected.
Bliss
is a charge. It is an energy. It is your passion. It is where you feel totally alive. It is where you feel you could spend
hours talking about it, doing it, and loving it. It is where you feel at home in your skin. It is when you feel like a light
within has been turned on. You are jazzed.Oh yeah! Love that. It is how you yourself spread your light into the world and
light it up. It is where your greatness and the world meet. So, how do you follow your bliss? It all starts with discovering
your passions.
1. What have you dreamed of doing since
childhood? 2. What are your natural talents? 3. What were your favorite things to do before life got too busy? 4. What would you regret not doing, being or having in this life?
This
is the start of The Passion Test. A simple, yet profound exercise that will help you discover your passions. And Mothers on
Fire is giving you the opportunity to come together with a group of like-minded women to go through The Passion Test with
Jo-ann Ferreira, Certified Passion Test Facilitator in Oakville, Ontario on May 14th.
Click here to learn more about it and register today. There is an early bird discount that is good until April 30th. Space is limited.
